Maps with what3words

Get what3words addresses in Google and Bing Maps. Supports 40 languages

Total ratings

2.77 (Rating count: 26)

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Pros
  • Allows for address entry using what3words in Google Maps via the address bar.
  • Some users find it functional after understanding the instructions.
  • Provides w3w coordinates in certain scenarios.
Cons
  • Often gets stuck on the language selection screen.
  • Inconsistent functionality with Google Maps; does not work as expected for many users.
  • Complicated instructions that are not clearly communicated.
Most mentioned
  • Stuck on language selection.
  • Doesn't work properly with Google Maps.
  • Requires specific formatting (e.g., using space after '///').
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Recent rating average: 2.40
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Date Author Rating Lang Comment
2024-07-01
Bob Wilkinson
en Yet to get it to work at all after several installs, restarts etc
2023-11-02
Robert Johnson
This extension works with some limitations: Clicking on your map only pops up coordinates if Google doesn't pick up your click itself to select a venue, a business, a house, any point of interest, really. So if you click in an open field or the middle of the road, you will get the small black pin and the small window with w3w coordinates (and lat/long). Otherwise you get Google's larger window of location info (including lat/long and Plus Code). So this really limits your ability to choose w3w locations to give to others in the city. For this you may have to use the what3words map site or app instead. The part of this that fully works, and may be enough reason to keep this installed, is the w3w address entry into Google Maps using a searchbar search engine interface. You can go to your browser's searchbar at any time and hit: /// <tab> clip.apples.leap
2023-11-02
Robert Johnson
en This extension works with some limitations: Clicking on your map only pops up coordinates if Google doesn't pick up your click itself to select a venue, a business, a house, any point of interest, really. So if you click in an open field or the middle of the road, you will get the small black pin and the small window with w3w coordinates (and lat/long). Otherwise you get Google's larger window of location info (including lat/long and Plus Code). So this really limits your ability to choose w3w locations to give to others in the city. For this you may have to use the what3words map site or app instead. The part of this that fully works, and may be enough reason to keep this installed, is the w3w address entry into Google Maps using a searchbar search engine interface. You can go to your browser's searchbar at any time and hit: /// <tab> clip.apples.leap
2023-11-02
Uli Herzog
Leider ist diese Eweiterung nicht funktionsfähig. Installiert mit Chrome Version 119, Firefox Version 119. Getestet mit unterschiedlichen Spracheinstellungen (Deutsch, Englisch) und unterschiedlicher Schreibweise der drei Wörter (mit \\\, mit \\\ und Leerzeichen, ohne \\\). Mit dem Support von what3words hatte ich Kontakt. Der Support konnte mir auch nicht weiterhelfen. Inzwischen wird die Erweiterung von what3words auch nicht mehr empfohlen. Der entsprechende Support Artikel auf der what3words Homepage wurde ebenfalls entfernt. Schade drum.
2023-11-02
Uli Herzog
de Leider ist diese Eweiterung nicht funktionsfähig. Installiert mit Chrome Version 119, Firefox Version 119. Getestet mit unterschiedlichen Spracheinstellungen (Deutsch, Englisch) und unterschiedlicher Schreibweise der drei Wörter (mit \\\, mit \\\ und Leerzeichen, ohne \\\). Mit dem Support von what3words hatte ich Kontakt. Der Support konnte mir auch nicht weiterhelfen. Inzwischen wird die Erweiterung von what3words auch nicht mehr empfohlen. Der entsprechende Support Artikel auf der what3words Homepage wurde ebenfalls entfernt. Schade drum.
2023-03-19
Ma. Edisa Villa
Doesn't work with Google Maps and Bing Maps. The search function in Chrome address bar "/// " work.
2023-03-19
Ma. Edisa Villa
en Doesn't work with Google Maps and Bing Maps. The search function in Chrome address bar "/// " work.
2022-09-20
Tony
It does work just instructions not clear! After install restart browser. To get a w3w address on google maps zoom in and left click the exact location, at the bottom of the map a little box appears with town, country, gps co-ords and w3w address ( ///word.word.word ). You may need to do last step a couple of times to get ///. Now, to use that w3w address or any w3w type in the browser address bar ( not google maps search bar ) /// + a space ( what3words | ) will appear, you then type the w3w address, i.e. (without slashes) dines.spellers.thin (With slashes, no space) ///dines.spellers.thin
2022-09-20
T
en It does work just instructions not clear! After install restart browser. To get a w3w address on google maps zoom in and left click the exact location, at the bottom of the map a little box appears with town, country, gps co-ords and w3w address ( ///word.word.word ). You may need to do last step a couple of times to get ///. Now, to use that w3w address or any w3w type in the browser address bar ( not google maps search bar ) /// + a space ( what3words | ) will appear, you then type the w3w address, i.e. (without slashes) dines.spellers.thin (With slashes, no space) ///dines.spellers.thin
2022-05-29
Nigel HS
Utterly useless. Asks which language to use and sticks there. Cannot use it. Win11 laptop.
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